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Who wins The Higher Education Authority contracts, and how hard it is to break in

The Higher Education Authority has awarded 63 contracts totalling €7.4M between 2016 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks (1 award).

Its three largest suppliers hold 57% of the disclosed value. 10 companies have won here in more than one year. 10 of the 47 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.

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63

Awards

€7.4M

Disclosed value

€284k

Average per award

56

With named winner

Top suppliers awarded

  1. 1.McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks1 · €1.6M
  2. 2.Sysco Software Solutions1 · €1.5M
  3. 3.Hartley People Ltd.1 · €900k
  4. 4.Eaton Square Ltd1 · €750k
  5. 5.SUMS Consulting1 · €350k
  6. 6.Metropolitan Workshop1 · €300k
  7. 7.International Graduate Insight Group Limited1 · €300k
  8. 8.Alice Public Relations9 · €295k
  9. 9.Vidatum Technologies1 · €190k
  10. 10.Fuzion Communications2 · €140k

Year-by-year

YearAwardsValue
20166€250k
20173-
20187-
20193€300k
20206€1.5M
20216€1.6M
20224-
20237€126k
202412€3.2M
20251-
20268€395k

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By value band

Competition intensity

Awards with bid data
47
Sole bidder (no competition)
10
Most contested award
Design of HEA and IRC publications
23 bids received

Least contested above 1 bid: Mid-Term Review of the HEA National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019 (2 bids)

By procedure

  • Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 1
  • Open Procedure: 53
  • Competitive Procedure With Negotiation: 1

Supplier intelligence

Top-3 suppliers account for 56.5% of €11.1M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.

SupplierShareCRO statusOther bodies (join 4)
Noel Recruitment Ireland Limited28.7%—also won €20.6M across 6 other Irish bodies →
McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks14.4%—also won €27.6M across 9 other Irish bodies →
Sysco Software Solutions13.5%—also won €4.2M across 3 other Irish bodies →
Hartley People Ltd.8.1%Normalalso won €35.5M across 10 other Irish bodies →
Eaton Square Ltd6.7%Normalalso won €35.8M across 10 other Irish bodies →

Repeat winners

Suppliers awarded contracts by The Higher Education Authority in two or more separate years, from published award notices.

SupplierAwardsActive years
Alice Public Relations92016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Insight Statistical Consulting42016, 2018, 2021, 2024
Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants32019, 2022, 2025
Crowe22020, 2022
Fuzion Communications22023, 2026
Karatas Consultants Ltd22018, 2021
Mitchell Kane22020, 2022
New Graphic22016, 2020
SThree Staffing Ireland Ltd22017, 2018
Vidatum Ltd22018, 2021

Notices published in the last 90 days

PublishedTitleWinnerValue
26 June 2026Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education AuthorityNoel Recruitment Ireland Limited€3.2M

Award history (63 records)

DateTitleWinnerBidsProcedureValue
26 June 2026Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education AuthorityNoel Recruitment Ireland Limited—€3.2M
22 June 2026Request for The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy in 2026bigO—€90k
8 May 2026The provision of Construction Procurement Consultancy ServicesDQS—€50k
27 February 2026The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the Springboard+ Programme in 2026Fuzion Communications—€140k
27 February 2026Request for The provision of a Software as a Service SAAS Desk Booking Solution for the HEARonspot—€50k
27 February 2026The provision of Consultancy Services for the Development of Guidance on Inclusive Recruitment and Progression Practices in Irish Higher EducationLucy Michael Consulting—€15k
25 February 2026The provision of Consultancy Services for the Independent Revision of the HEA National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework (NSMHSPF)ATU—€50k
25 February 2026The provision of Consultancy Services to support the Capital Programmes unit of the Higher Education Authority (HEA)John Gibney—€50k
21 November 2025Provision of Consultancy Services in respect of a review of the National Tertiary Office and the Tertiary Degree InitiativeIndecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants—Direct Invite – Mini-Competition-
11 December 2024The Provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the Springboard + Programme in 2025Alice Public Relations4Open Procedure€145k
12 November 2024The provision of Public Relations and Corporate Communications Services for the HEA in respect of the NTOQ4PR6Open Procedure€100k
7 October 2024The provision of Organisational Culture Review of the Higher Education Authority (HEA)undisclosed—Open Procedure€40k
2 September 2024The provision of survey services for the Eurostudent 9 SurveyInsight Statistical Consulting1Open Procedure€100k
30 July 2024Office Fit out of 4th Floor, of Building Three, Shelbourne Buildings, Ballsbridge for the Higher Education Authority.McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks6Open Procedure€1.6M
10 April 2024Request for the provision of Consultancy Services for a Higher Education Space Utilisation SurveySUMS Consulting3Open Procedure€350k
28 March 2024The provision of an expert consultant multi-disciplinary team to assist in drafting new design standards for state sponsored purpose-built student accommodationMetropolitan Workshop4Open Procedure€300k
16 February 2024The Provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the Springboard + and Human Capital Initiative Pillar 1 Programmes in 2024Alice Public Relations2Open Procedure€150k
26 January 2024Tender for the provision of technical support and maintenance for the Springboard + online application systemVidatum Technologies2Open Procedure€190k
25 January 2024The provision of Business Consultancy Services in relation to the National Employer Survey of Higher EducationRED C Research and Marketing Ltd3Open Procedure€100k
16 January 2024The provision of Public Relations and Corporate Communications Services for the HEA in respect of the NTOundisclosed—Open Procedure€50k
8 January 2024The provision of a consultative review of Irelands National Graduate Outcomes surveyundisclosed—Open Procedure€50k
12 November 2023Request for the appointment to a Multi-Party Framework for the provision of Real Estate ServicesDeloitte Ireland LLP9Open Procedure€500k
13 October 2023Request for The provision of Project Management and Cost Management services to deliver the fit out of a newly acquired floor.undisclosed—Open Procedure€50k
26 September 2023Request for Proposal for Firewall Replacement and associated support and servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€38k
26 September 2023Request for Proposal for Firewall Replacement and associated support and servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€38k
25 January 2023Provision of services for Strategic marketing, Public Relations and CommunicationFuzion Communications1Open Procedure-
25 January 2023Provision of a Human Resource Management SystemStrandum Ltd.4Open Procedure-
23 January 2023Provision of Communications and Public Relations ServicesAlice Public Relations2Open Procedure-
22 September 2022Process Auditor(s) for the external review of the process for managing funding calls/allocationsCrowe1Open Procedure-
30 August 2022Provision of an evaluation report on the 24 projects funded by the Higher Education Authority as part of the Human Capital InitiativeIndecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants3Open Procedure-
28 July 2022Design of PublicationsMitchell Kane13Open Procedure-
19 January 2022Public Relations marketing and advertising through third parties for Springboard+ and HCI 2022Alice Public Relations4Open Procedure-
10 December 2021Temporary Staff Recruitment ServicesHartley People Ltd.8Open Procedure€900k
28 September 2021HEA Eurostudent 8 SurveyInsight Statistical Consulting1Open Procedure-
19 August 2021Tender for Customer Relationship Management System and Related ServicesEaton Square Ltd6Open Procedure€750k
2 June 2021Provision of External Services for the Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2023Karatas Consultants Ltd1Open Procedure-
16 February 2021Springboard HCI Communications and Public RelationsAlice Public Relations8Open Procedure-
26 January 2021Support and maintenance of the HEA Springboard+ website and online application systemVidatum Ltd1Open Procedure-
28 August 2020Process AuditingCrowe5Open Procedure-
19 August 2020Design of HEA and IRC publicationsMitchell Kane23Open Procedure-
6 August 2020WordPress Website Support and Development ServicesNew Graphic7Open Procedure-
18 July 2020Implementation and Support of an Integrated Financial Management System and related servicesSysco Software Solutions9Competitive Procedure With Negotiation€1.5M
6 March 2020Communications and Public Relations Springboard+ Programme 2020Alice Public Relations10Open Procedure-
14 February 2020RFT for the provision of communications and public relations services for the Irish Research CouncilAlice Public Relations5Open Procedure-
20 November 2019The Provision of Temporary Agency Staff for the Higher Education AuthorityCollins McNicholas Recruitment and HR Services Group14Open Procedure-
2 September 2019HEA Study of Mature Student Participation in Higher EducationIndecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants6Open Procedure-
13 July 2019Irish Survey of Student Engagement and the Irish Survey of Student Engagement for Postgraduate Research StudentsInternational Graduate Insight Group Limited3Open Procedure€300k
18 September 2018Conduct of a National Eurostudent VII SurveyInsight Statistical Consulting2Open Procedure-
13 September 2018HEA Tender for Process Auditor(s) for the Strategy and Performance Dialogue ProcessO'Brien Governance Design3Open Procedure-
29 August 2018Design of HEA Publications and other materialsClever Cat Design1Open Procedure-
21 June 2018HEA Oracle Developer 2018SThree Staffing Ireland Ltd2Open Procedure-
8 June 2018Annual monitoring of Erasmus+ participating HEA Irish higher education institutionsKaratas Consultants Ltd1Open Procedure-
1 March 2018Technical support and maintenance of the HEA Springboard+ website and online application systemVidatum Ltd2Open Procedure-
16 January 2018Provision of Communications/Public Relations for Irish Research Council #LoveIrishResearch CampaignAlice Public Relations3Open Procedure-
15 September 2017Mid-Term Review of the HEA National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019KHSK Economic Consultants2Open Procedure-
4 May 2017Tender for Process Auditor(s) for the Fourth Cycle of Strategic Dialogue.John Malone Consulting Ltd3Open Procedure-
26 April 2017HEA Tender for Oracle Database DeveloperSThree Staffing Ireland Ltd3Open Procedure-
21 December 2016A Data Plan for Equity of Access to Higher EducationTrutz Haase - Social and Economic Consultant1Open Procedure-
19 December 2016Invitation to Tender for HEA Communications Consultancy Services for 2017Alice Public Relations5Open Procedure-
10 October 2016Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE) 2017-2019undisclosed—Open Procedure€250k
22 August 2016Executive Recruitment Agency - HEA CEOSRI Executive12Open Procedure-
22 July 2016Redesign of the Higher Education Authority Suite of WebsitesNew Graphic14Open Procedure-
15 July 2016Coding of Socio Economic Data from New Entrants to Higher EducationInsight Statistical Consulting1Open Procedure-

Last updated 24 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2016-07-15. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.

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